Around the league

March 6, 2009

CAVALIERS: F Joe Smith signed a one-year contract after the 14-year veteran worked out a buyout with the Thunder.

MAGIC: A day after Shaquille O'Neal called his former coach with the Heat "a master of panic" and "a front-runner," Stan Van Gundy responded by jokingly calling O'Neal a "very sensitive guy." He said everyone needs to "consider the source" before taking the comments too seriously. The Magic coach said he didn't take O'Neal's remarks personal, but admitted O'Neal may have gone too far - even for his usual jokes.